The undisputed bike capital of Germany, Muenster, in Westfalen, is home to twice as many bikes as inhabitants, or 500,000. More than 100,000 Muenster residents use their bicycles for transport every day, due in large part to the city’s exemplary bike path network.

The Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Market) in Nuremberg, photo: Daniel Karmann, dpa/picture-alliance Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt, photo: Daniel Karmann, dpa/picture-alliance The more than 1,000 year-old city of Nuremberg is a …